Want a guitar chord chart of the E chord guitar? Or, want some beautiful photographs? Look no further!
Read MoreFoundations of Guitar
A Chord Guitar /
Need a high resolution chord chart and two wonderful photos of an A chord guitar? Look no further, this post has your back.
Read MoreBuy, Borrow, or Rent your First Starter Guitar? /
There are a number of options you can exploit to get your first starter guitar.
If you're like most beginners, chances are that you'd rather not spend a pretty penny on a new one.
After all, you're just trying it out, right?
You have three choices: Buy, borrow, or rent. This post goes over the pros and cons of each. Ready?
Read MoreLowering your guitar string height Part II: Adjusting saddle height /
This post goes over how to lower your guitar string height by adjusting the saddle, and it's intended for beginners who are interested in DiY guitar repair.
Where to begin? Let's start with the tools you'll need...
Read MoreLowering your guitar string height part I: Take it to a guitar technician /
If you want lower guitar string height, my first piece of advice to you is to bring it to a competent guitar technician. Why?
Guitar technicians are smart, savvy people who are excellent at addressing wide range of playability issues on guitars.
You'll learn a lot from asking them questions, and you'll lower your guitar string height.
The rest of this post goes over all the advantages of befriending an awesome guitar technician. Let's hit this!
Read MoreWhy Low Guitar Action is Critical for Beginners /
Guitar action is also known as string action. It's a measurement of the length between the strings and the fretboard.
Guitar action is measured in small increments, as low as one ten thousandth of an inch. Believe me when I say it, having a guitar with string action that is higher by one ten thousandths of an inch makes a difference.
The rest of this blog post will go over, in detail, why having low guitar action is critical for extra guitar enjoyment. Let's destroy this topic together!
Read MoreWhat are the parts of a guitar, of an electric guitar? /
Although it's not totally necessary to know the parts of the electric guitar when you learning, there is no harm in it either. Perhaps knowing the parts of your electric guitar in detail would help you get more engaged with the instrument.
This post will go over all of the parts of an electric guitar, and it comes with high-resolution pictures, too.
Read MoreLearn how to read guitar tabs, and what they are good for /
Guitar tabs are a widely popular guitar notation that helps you learn to play melodies or lead guitar licks. The word "tabs" is short for the word tablatures. The very first tablatures were created for lutes back in the 1500s, no joke. Gradually, guitar stole tabs for it's own use, and now it's used extensively to teach and to learn how to play.
The rest of this blog post will teach you how to read guitar tabs, and what they are good for according to what genre of guitar you'd like to learn to play. Let's learn how to read guitar tabs, eh?
Read More5 Signs Your Guitar Teacher is Totally Awesome /
How do you spot an excellent guitar teacher, one who cares about you, one who who wants to know how you are doing with learning guitar?
How do you know if a guitar teacher is truly interested in making you happy?
This post goes over five signposts that mark awesome teachers. If you find a teacher that hits all five of these, hold on tight: you've found a rare and most precious gem.
Read More5 Signs Your Guitar Teacher is a Turd /
Most beginners, once they find a guitar teacher they like (or can at least tolerate) will stick with that teacher for the duration of the lessons. If you're one of these people, then perhaps it's worth your time to make sure that the teacher you are committing to isn't a turd.
This blog post will go over five signs that your teacher isn't worth the time, energy, or money you're spending on them.
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